Comic-Con 2011: Alcatraz Looks Like Lost in San Francisco

by Theta1138July 21, 2011 at 1:00PM
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"Lost" fans have been wondering when J.J. Abrams will get back to television. Okay, when he'll get back to television with something other than "Undercovers" (did that even get a full season on the air?) And they've finally gotten it with "Alcatraz."

In 1963, 302 prisoners and prison personnel vanished from Alcatraz Island without a trace. Nearly fifty years later, Jack Sylvane comes back, without having aged a day, and immediately heads for the mainland to settle a few scores. A police officer and an Alcatraz historian are on his trail, but they also have to fight a mysterious federal agent who knows a lot more about the disappearances than he's letting on.

The first thing that'll pop out to fans is "Alcatraz" having a decided mystery/sci-fi aspect to it. The preview shown at Comic-Con doesn't heavily emphasize these mysteries, but they're definitely in the foreground, just like that federal agent is obviously up to something. The cast also stands out: Jorge Garcia finally gets a role that has him playing something other than a fat slacker, and Sam Neill, owner of the professional "Hey, It's That Guy" title (you probably know him best from "Jurassic Park") plays the evil federal agent.